Brent Lillibridge
| Brent Lillibridge | |
|---|---|
 Lillibridge with the Braves in 2008 | |
| Chicago White Sox – No. 18 | |
| Shortstop | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 26, 2008, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2009) | |
| Batting average | .177 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Brent Stuart Lillibridge (born September 18, 1983, in Template:City-state) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox.
Baseball career
Lillibridge played for the University of Washington for three seasons, where he was named to the All-Pac 10 Conference Team for three straight seasons, before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round (121st overall) of the 2005 amateur entry draft.
On January 17, 2007 he was traded by the Pirates with Mike González to the Braves for Adam LaRoche and Jamie Romak.
Lillbridge began the 2008 season in Triple-A for the Richmond Braves. He played 19 games and batted .195 with one home run before his contract was purchased on April 26, 2008. He made his major league debut on that same day against the New York Mets and had four at bats and struck out three times. He doubled for his first major league hit on June 25, 2008 at Toronto.
On July 12, 2008 in a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park, Lillibridge hit his first major league home run against relief pitcher Joe Thatcher.
On December 4, 2008, he was traded along with C Tyler Flowers, 3B Jon Gilmore and P Santos Rodriguez to the White Sox for P Javier Vázquez and P Boone Logan. [1]
References
- ^ "Braves complete Vazquez deal". MLB.com. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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